Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Any or all ordinances of any county which have been enacted and published in accordance with the provisions of its charter or this article, and which have not been repealed, may be compiled, consolidated, revised, indexed, including such restatement and substantive change as is n…

The ordinance code may be adopted by reference by the passage of an ordinance for the purpose, which shall be adopted and approved in the manner provided by charter or this article for the passage of ordinances for the county. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The ordinance code itself need not be published in the manner required for other ordinances, but not less than three copies of the code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the clerk of the county prior to the adoption thereof. (Added by Stats. 19…

After the code has been adopted all ordinances thereafter adopted pertaining to the subjects in the code shall be amendatory or revisory of the code. No section or subsection of the code shall be revised or amended by reference. The ordinance section or subsection revised or amen…

An ordinance code adopted and fully published, or adopted by reference as provided in this article, may be subsequently recompiled, recodified and indexed, including such restatement and substantive change as is necessary in the interest of clarity, in the same manner as prescrib…

Ordinances shall not be passed within five days of their introduction, nor at other than a regular meeting or at an adjourned regular meeting. However, an urgency ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction and either at a regular or special meeting. Except when, after …

(a) Violation of a county ordinance is a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. The violation of a county ordinance may be prosecuted by county authorities in the name of the people of the State of California, or redressed by civil action. (b) Every violation t…

The adopted budget shall include a schedule showing the managerial budget of each service activity financed by a proprietary fund established pursuant to Sections 25260 and 25261. The schedule shall set forth expected operations of the activity in such detail for revenues, expens…

The property tax bill in the County of Orange shall include a statement with language to the effect that a portion of the taxpayer’s property taxes may be used to implement the county recovery plan to emerge from bankruptcy. This section shall not be required after these revenues…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when taxes or assessments are collected by the county for any special district, or zone or improvement district thereof, but excluding a school district, the board of supervisors may provide for a collection fee for such services which …

Any unencumbered balance remaining to the credit of any appropriation shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall revert to the available balance of the fund from which appropriated. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1209.)

All commitments covered by the restricted, committed, or assigned fund balance encumbrances account at fiscal yearend are appropriated for the succeeding fiscal year. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 382, Sec. 1.13. (SB 194) Effective January 1, 2012.)

All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. Claims, the…

In connection with federal block grant funds which require mandated financial and compliance auditing, the Legislature finds that there is limited coordination of audits among federal, state, and local auditors and independent public accountants auditing local agencies, which may…

As used in this article: (a) “Qualified state and local government auditors” means those auditors employed by state and local governments that meet the independence requirements set forth in the federal Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and F…

State departments shall identify and provide to the Controller listings of all agreements allocating block grant funds to local agencies. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)

The Controller shall identify and make available to local agencies federally mandated financial and compliance block grant audit requirements. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)

(a) Local agencies shall have the option, pursuant to the provisions of Section 53135, to provide for federally mandated financial and compliance audits of block grant funds received from state departments. If, however, a local agency does not elect to, or fails to provide for, f…

State agencies administering federal block grant programs shall prepare audit plans based on audit plan guidelines developed no later than December 1, 1982, by the agencies listed in Section 12430. The audit plan guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the…

The Controller shall assure that audits conducted in accordance with this article meet the federal audit requirements provided pursuant to block grant laws and regulations. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)

The Controller shall review and monitor audit report findings to determine that both state and local entities have taken appropriate corrective action, or shall make recommendations to state departments for corrective action, including recovery and referral for legal action, as a…

The Controller, the Department of Finance, the State Auditor’s office, or other state department auditors may perform audit activities pursuant to this article insofar as the standards of independence contained in the “Government Auditing Standards” published by the Comptroller G…

An action to determine the legality of the existence of the district may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1552.)

The form of all bonds of licensees, permittees, and all persons other than public officers and employees, furnishing bonds to a State department, office, board, commission or bureau in pursuance of State law shall be on a form which form has been approved as to conformity with ap…

The Attorney General may from time to time modify or revoke approvals so given. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1291.)

The approval, modification, or revocation of the Attorney General shall be by regulation filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 11380. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 84.)

The Attorney General may consult with private persons, groups, and associations as to bond forms to be approved, modified, or revoked. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1291.)

(a) (1) Although the economic well-being of the state has progressed to a level surpassing that of any other achieved in world history, and although these benefits are widely shared throughout the state, poverty continues to be the lot of a substantial number of citizens of the s…

Any reference in any provision of law or regulation to the State Office of Economic Opportunity or the Department of Economic Opportunity shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Community Services and Development. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 46, Sec. 2. Effective January 1…

(a) The department is under the direction of an executive officer known as the Director of Community Services and Development. The director shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The dir…

The department shall have the responsibility, and is hereby vested with all necessary powers and authority to do the following: (a) Recognize existing community action agencies, as originally defined by Section 2790 of Title 42 of the United States Code in the federal Economic Op…

The department, in coordination with relevant agencies, shall provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the program on or before January 1, 2023. The assessment shall contain all of the following: (a) A compilation of actual rates of rent increases and of tenant long-term rel…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that one-time funding appropriated for the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program shall be used to prioritize and expedite services that reduce arrearages for low-income households. (b) The Department of Community Services and Develo…

(a) The department shall develop and administer the Energy Efficiency Low-Income Weatherization Program and expend moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of the program. (b) The department may develop requirements, guidelines, and subgrantee contract provisions f…

(a) The department, for any appropriation to the department for the Energy Efficiency Low-Income Weatherization Program in the 2017–18 fiscal year, or any fiscal year thereafter, in its contract procurement processes for single-family energy efficiency and renewable energy servic…

By January 1, 2021, the Department of Community Services and Development shall coordinate with the California Energy Commission and the State Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity to identify best practices from model programs and funding mechanisms, and provide a…

The Department of Economic Opportunity, a separate, independent entity in state government, is hereby transferred to the Health and Welfare Agency, and renamed the Department of Community Services and Development. The functions, authorities, and responsibilities of the Department…

(a) The Naturalization Services Program is hereby established, to be administered within the Department of Community Services and Development. The department shall administer the Naturalization Services Program to provide funding to community-based organizations to assist legal p…

The Department of Community Services and Development shall have possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, land, and other property real or personal held for the benefit or use of the Department of Economic Opportunity. (Amended by Stats. 1995, C…

All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available to the Department of Economic Opportunity shall be transferred to the Department of Community Services and Development. All funds so transferred shall be for the use and for the purpose for which the appropriatio…

When an officer discharges ex officio the duties of another office than that to which he is elected or appointed, his official signature and attestation shall be in the name of the office the duties of which he discharges. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Where not otherwise provided, the seals of office of the various executive officers are those in use by such officers on January 1, 1873. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Every wilful omission to perform any duty enjoined by law upon any public officer, or person holding any public trust or employment, where no special provision is made for the punishment of such delinquency, is punishable as a misdemeanor. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

When traveling expenses are allowed by law to any state, county, judicial district, or city officer, he may contract with the appropriate authorities for an allowance or mileage rate for the use of vehicles owned or rented and used by him in the performance of duty, in lieu of th…

Any money paid by a state, county, judicial district, or city officer for United States postage for use in conducting the official business of his office may be refunded to him by claim allowed in accordance with law. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.)

(a) An executive officer, a judicial officer, and a Member of the Legislature may administer and certify oaths. (b) A former judge of a court of record in this state who retired or resigned from office shall be deemed a judicial officer for purposes of this section, if he or she …